Strike: ASUU, FG has reached some agreement says UniCal branch chairman
Education

Strike: ASUU, FG has reached some agreement says UniCal branch chairman

‘Urges FG to jettison idea of proscribing ASUU’ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar branch on Wednesday disclosed that some understanding have been reached, while some shifting of grounds have been made but only National Executive Council, NEC, will convey the resolutions. Addressing newsmen shortly after its Congress at the International

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Two arrested for snatching UNICAL student’s N88,000 phone, selling it for N10,000 1
Crime

Two arrested for snatching UNICAL student’s N88,000 phone, selling it for N10,000

Two men have been arrested by the security personnel of the University of Calabar for snatching a phone worth N88,000 from a 100-level Computer Science student of the institution, Godwin Okoro. The suspects, identified as Kingsley Mathias, 22, and Bassey Edet, 23, said they sold the phone for N10,000. According to the victim, he was

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UNICAL begins fumigation of campus ahead of resumption 2
Education

UNICAL begins fumigation of campus ahead of resumption

THE University of Calabar (UNICAL) COVID-19 Task Force Committee has commenced the fumigation of the campus ahead of the February 5 resumption date for academic activities, according to the Vice Chancellor, Florence Obi. Professor Obi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Calabar that the fumigation was part of the institution’s preparation

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UNICAL Gets First Female Vice-Chancellor Forty Years After Inception 3
Education

UNICAL Gets First Female Vice-Chancellor Forty Years After Inception

Prof. Florence Obi of the faculty of Education and one-time deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration at the University of Calabar has emerged as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the university. She is also the first female to be so elected. Chairman of the University Governing Council and the Pro-Chancellor, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu announced to newsmen on Friday that

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